New Zealand
Two weeks after a forgettable trip to Flemington, Group One-winning New Zealand mare Skew Wiff will have a second attempt at an Australian debut in Saturday’s Gr.2 Sharp EIT Tristarc Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. A brilliant winner of the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings on
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Te Rapa’s Gr.2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial (1400m) has been a springboard to Group One glory for five recent winners of the New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m), and the connections of the undefeated Crocetti are hoping for more of the same. Crocetti takes a perfect four-from-
New Zealand
New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2023 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Up clips and Mounting Yard parade videos are now available to view online at nzb.co.nz. On Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 October, 338 talented juveniles galloped down the home straight of Te Rapa Racecourse, with all two-year-
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New Zealand Bloodstock has announced the sponsorship of two large prizemoney races in Malaysia with graduates of NZB’s sales set to be able to compete for stakes of RM100,000. The first of two RM100,000 races set to run in 2024 will be open to graduates of NZB’
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Promising colt Monday Melody (Snitzel) has pleased trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott in his build-up to the stiffest challenge of his brief career at Te Rapa on Saturday. The son of Snitzel will front up against a small but select line-up in the Gr.2 James
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The progeny of Justify have shone this week in the tangerine silks of Te Akau Racing, and the good form continued with three-year-old Rule of Law (NZ) producing his maiden victory at Tauranga on Wednesday. A winner of the US Triple Crown, Justify’s three-year-old crop
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The rescheduling of the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1200m) to Te Rapa on Saturday has worked in favour of Johny Johny (NZ) (Charm Spirit) on two fronts. Originally to have been contested at Rotorua last weekend, that meeting was abandoned after four races due to the unsafe nature of the
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One Bold Cat (NZ) (The Bold One) is expected to be a far more competitive force when he takes aim at the feature event on Saturday’s Trentham card. The talented and lightly tried five-year-old will make the second appearance of his spring campaign in the Gr.3
New Zealand
Evergreen galloper Midnight Runner (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) will be looking to end his preparation on a high when he heads to Wingatui on Thursday to contest the Positive Signs + Print (1200m). He has placed in four of his last five starts and trainer John Phillips is hoping the nine-year-
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Emerging filly Star Of Justice (Justify) provided Pencarrow Stud with a timely result when she bridged the gap to black type company with aplomb at Ashburton. The chestnut broke her maiden at Riccarton at her second race day appearance before the Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained daughter of Justify
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The Castlepoint Races have been a staple of Wairarapa summers for generations, and it has now been immortalised in book form through the launch of ‘Racing Against The Tide - 150 Years Of Horse Racing At Castlepoint'. Commissioned by the Castlepoint Racing Club, the 200-page coffee table-sized book
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La Crique’s (NZ) (Vadamos) spring preparation is over. The Group One-winning mare was set to cross the Tasman for a two-race Australian campaign, however, those plans have been foiled by feet issues following her third placing in the Listed Matamata Cup (1600m) earlier this month. “After Matamata